Iron County register., 1887-12-22
HOME AND FARM.
Keep unused tools, etc. unde

Keep unused tools, etc, under
shelter.
WISE economy looks after OUT
goes from the farm-not grudgingly.
with regret. but rather to sec that in
their exchange there is good return,
that which will improve conditions.
Ginger Cake: One and one-half
cups molasses. one-half cup of brown
sugar, same of butter and sweetmilk,
one teaspoonful each of soda, ginger.
allspice and cinnamon. three cups
sifted dfour.-Erchange.
Pie Crust: For one pie take one
cup of flour. two tablespoonfuls of
lard, one-half teacup of water. If a
faky top crust is desired. take enough
dough for one crust, roll thin, spread
butter over it. and roll up and let it
stand while filing in the fruit, when it
will be ready for se.-Bostom budget.
1t has been suggested that the
best way to feed al ples-especially
sour apples-and corn to hogs is to
cook both. giving the corn time
enough to become heated through.
Then when cooled it will be more
easily digested. and the apples will
the stomach in condition for doing its
work.
-Citron Cake: Three cups of sugar
and one of butter, creamed together,
one cup of sweet milk, sift together
four cups of flour, one teaspoon of
creamtarter, and add gradually to the
first, one-half teaspoon of soda dis
solved in little tepid water, one-half
pound of citron chopped fine. Beat
the whites of ten eggs to stiff froth;
add the eggs when the other in
gradients are beaten thoroughly
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. J. B. Hinckley, New Brain
tree, Mass, gives the following ad-
vice about churning in the Farm and
Home: Cream should never be
churned fast until it has thickened
some, as it is likely to become
frothy, especially in cold weather, as
there is more milk taken off with the
cream than in warm weather, where
open setting is prac.iced. Ii one IS
&
haste by churning slow at first"
The beef-producing bread are
not heavy mixers. Those who breed
the best thoroughbreds are content to
have the cows give only sufficient milk
to supply the calves. which are not
weaned from their dams until the COWS
refuse to longer supply them. at which
time the calves are well grown. 1t is
the purpose of such breeds to convert
the food into flesh, while with the
mixers and butter-producers the pro-
duction of beef is a secondary mat
ter.
-Croquettes: Chop very fine any
cold meat; mix a teaspoonful of flour
with two teaspoonfuls of gravy and
work into the chopped meat; add but
ter, salt, pepper and sweet herbs. put
in frying-pan and heat slowly. Take
one beaten egg, the juice and peel
(erated) of one lemon, and a table,
spoonful of cracker meal. Str into
the chopped meat and set off to cool.
Make in any form desired. Bat an
egg with tablespoonful of cream, dip
each croquette in, roll in cracker me al
and drop in boiling lard. Brown
well. - Good Cheer.
Swedish Rolls: One pint of boiled
milk; one-h alf cup of butter and one
quarter cup of sugar creamed together.
Add the whites of two eggs beaten
stiff and one-half cup of compressed
yeast dissolved in little warm water.
Stir in flour enough to make it stiff
enough to knead until smooth; set it to
rise. When well risen, roll out one
half inch thick, spread with sugar,
spice. little grated lemon, or few
currants. Roll up like jelly roll, cut
in slices an inch wide, let them rise,
and bake in a quick over. Farmer
and Manufacturer.